East Kowloon Line was one of the original five MTR lines proposed in the late 1960s in Hong Kong, which connects Sheung Wan with East Kowloon, and subsequently extended to Sha Tin. However, the plan never came into fruition as the population of the areas in East Kowloon, namely, Ma Tau Kok, Ma Tau Wai, To Kwa Wan, Hung Hom, showed signs of declining and it was deemed no longer feasible to build such a line. The link to Sha Tin was provided by electrifying the existing Kowloon-Canton Railway British Section (now KCR East Rail). Furthermore, the relocation of the Kai Tak Airport to a new one at Chek Lap Kok in the mid-1990s has literally knocked a devastating blow to the project. Logo of the MTR corporation Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ... The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Location within China In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon (九龍; Cantonese IPA:; Jyutping: gau2 lung4; Mandarin Pinyin: JiÇ”lóng; lit. ... Shing Mun River and Lek Yuen Bridge (瀝源橋). Sha Tin, or Shatin (沙田), is an area in the core of the Sha Tin District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong. ... To Kwa Wan - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Hung Hom Kung Yum Temple Hung Hom (紅磡) is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District. ... The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (九廣鐵路公司), frequently abbreviated to KCRC or just KCR, is wholly owned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and based in Hong Kong. ... Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 37 Service Area North, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City The East Rail (東鐵) is one of the three lines of the KCR network in Hong Kong. ... Hong Kong International Airport, popularly known as Kai Tak International Airport (Chinese 啟德國際機場 Pinyin: Qǐdé, WG: Chi-te, Enlighten & Virtuous) was the international airport of Hong Kong until July 6, 1998. ... The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) (Chinese: 香港國際機場, Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4, pinyin: XiānggÇŽng Guójì JÄ«chÇŽng) on the island of Chek Lap Kok, which opened for commercial operations in 1998, is a component of Hong Kong’s economy, serving...

The route of the planning Sha Tin to Central Link roughly follows the East Kowloon Line proposal. The KCR logo The Kowloon-Canton Railway, frequently abbreviated as the KCR, is the railway network providing intercity, suburban rapid transit and light rail passenger services in Hong Kong. ...